President Donald Trump flirted with a female reporter while calling her beautiful and wished there were more reporters like her.
Trump made the joke at the Oval Office, saying that his political career could end after he flirted with the female reporter.
Trump was speaking at the signing of a peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. The deal will likely end the years of violence and fighting in eastern Congo.
While the signing ceremony was taking place, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt invited reporter and “friend” Hariana Veras to address the audience.
Veras is a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She reports from the White House.
Reporters and various other attendees, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the foreign ministers from the two African nations, were sitting in the audience.
Veras shared her inputs with president Trump from her on-the-ground reportage and experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She spoke about hope for better days in Congo that were expected to come after the peace deal.
“I saw hope. They have hope now for a better day in Congo,” Veras said, adding that Congo’s president, Felix Tshiseked, wanted to nominate Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Trump was flattered with what Veras shared and praised the White House reporter.
“So beautifully stated,” Trump replied, before telling Veras she was also “beautiful.”
“I’m not allowed to say that,” he joked. “You know that could be the end of my political career, but you are beautiful – and you’re beautiful inside. I wish I had more reporters like you.”
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Zubair Amin is a Senior Journalist at NewsX with over seven years of experience in reporting and editorial work. He has written for leading national and international publications, including Foreign Policy Magazine, Al Jazeera, The Economic Times, The Indian Express, The Wire, Article 14, Mongabay, News9, among others. His primary focus is on international affairs, with a strong interest in US politics and policy. He also writes on West Asia, Indian polity, and constitutional issues. Zubair tweets at zubaiyr.amin
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